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1. From Bures station, walk down Station Hill and turn left into Bridge Street. At the end of Bridge Street, after crossing the river, turn left into the High Street (notice the pretty Tudor decorations on the building opposite the Old Bakery).
2. Walk along the High Street and when it bends to the left carry straight on up Cuckoo Hill.
3. Keep walking up the hill until you reach Fysh House Farm. Turn right into the farm along the public footpath, which is signposted. There is a sign from the road to St Stephen’s Chapel.
4. Keep on the public footpath until you reach the chapel . Walk around the back to enjoy the view of the dragon.
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5. Retrace your steps to return to the station.
Directions
This is definitely a walk with a difference! Enjoy the rolling hills of the Suffolk countryside from the benches which are sited at a great vantage point behind a disused church. And as if that wasn’t attraction enough already, view the Bures Dragon on the side of the hill in front of you! Created as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, the chalk outline commemorates an ancient Bures legend, when a dragon terrorised the village, and the servants of the local knight, Sir Richard Waldegrave, were unable to kill it. The dragon is on private land but can be viewed from behind St. Stephen’s Chapel. This walk is circular, along roads and public footpaths.
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6. Make it a circular walk by taking a different route.
7. Walk back along the public footpath to Cuckoo Hill. Turn left onto Cuckoo Hill and then take the first left onto another public footpath.
8. Follow the footpath to Daisy’s Wood where you turn right and follow the footpath down. At the bottom of the footpath carry straight along the road until you reach Nayland Road. Turn right onto Nayland Road.
9. Follow the road along until you reach Bridge Street where you turn left. Carry on past Bures Common until you turn right up Station Hill. You will see the station car park ahead of you.
• Approximately 2.5 miles.• Allow 2 hours.• Refreshments available in Bures.